Chapter 034 Daily Life at the Police Station
Fortunately, on Jiang Nan's first noon shift, no one came to report a crime. The five members of Group 6 happily watched over the area for two hours, playing poker for two hours.
As soon as Jiang Nan got to work in the afternoon, Director Shen and Lan Qingshan called him to the office.
"Xiao Nan, sit down." In the director's office, Shen Mingguang sat behind the desk. Opposite him were two black leather armchairs. Lan Qingshan sat on the left, and Jiang Nan sat on the chair on the right.
"That's right, does Comrade Zhou Zhixing's grandmother live in your building?" Director Shen asked.
"Yes." Jiang Nan nodded. "His grandmother's surname is Cao, and she's the head of our building."
"Okay, since Zhou Zhixing's parents were martyrs, and he'll soon be our colleague, the police station has decided to go pay his respects tomorrow morning. Lan Qingshan and I will both go tomorrow, so you can come along. The funeral will be held at the East River Bank Brigade, and we'll ride our bikes there." Director Shen looked at Lan Qingshan. "I heard Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing will be partners in the future?"
Lan Qingshan: "Yes. Although Zhou Zhixing was a soldier before, the military and police are inseparable. Zhou Zhixing is also a veteran with rich combat experience. We are also relieved to let him take care of Jiang Nan, a female comrade."
Director Shen nodded and said to Jiang Nan, "Xiao Jiang, do your best. Comrade Zhou has made contributions, and you won't suffer any harm if you follow him."
Jiang Nan responded with a smile and quickly walked out.
In the afternoon, Jiang Nan was once again busy on the front lines of the case. However, she never expected that this time it would be related to Nian Weiguo.
Nian Weiguo was taken into custody for investigation after marrying a young widowed spy. He hasn't been released yet, and the widow has also disappeared. Somehow, the rumor spread, but everyone said Nian Weiguo was arrested for adultery, and the widow absconded with the money and is nowhere to be found. When Nian's family heard about it, instead of helping him figure out how to get out of jail, they immediately took over Nian Weiguo's job, leaving the three brothers completely bewildered at home.
Not only that, but the ferocious fight also affected innocent bystanders, with one man's teeth knocked out. The man couldn't let it go and immediately went to the police station to report the incident. Jiang Nan and the other three tragically returned to the fiberglass residential complex where Nian Weiguo lived.
The Nian family had four brothers. The three older brothers started working early, all working as regular workers in the oil fields. Nian Weiguo was the youngest and the most favored, taking over his father's job as a projectionist. Now that his three older brothers' children were grown, they too faced the dilemma of having to move to the countryside if they couldn't find work, so they were always looking for work.
Nian Weiguo hadn't been released yet, and there was no guarantee that something might go wrong at work, so it was only natural that he would be targeted by the three brothers. Rather than being fired and getting nothing, it would be better for Nian Weiguo to give up his job and let his children take over.
But everyone thought so, and since there was only one job, they started scrambling for it. When Jiang Nan and the other three arrived, the three brothers were still rolling on the ground, kicking each other and fighting fiercely.
Jiang Nan knew that although Nian Weiguo's wife had been arrested, he himself was innocent and would not be expelled. However, while he hadn't betrayed any information, it was his promiscuous relationships that had attracted spies to the oil field and nearly caused significant losses. He would definitely not be able to work as a projectionist again. Furthermore, once the case became public, everyone would shun him, and his life would be difficult.
However, the case is still confidential, so she couldn't say anything. She wanted to step forward to stop the fight, but Guan Shun pulled her back. Guan Shun said, "Don't go up. They're fighting fiercely. Don't let them hurt you. Qiangzi, Xiaoyanjing, come with me to stop the fight."
Wen Qiang and Zou Li nodded, and worked with Guan Shun, each pulling one of them apart, until they finally separated the three. Because they were wearing police uniforms, the three Nian brothers didn't dare to confront the police, so they had to let themselves be pulled apart.
But even though they were pulled apart, the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was still filled with anger and hatred.
"Okay, come with us to the police station to take a statement. You broke Mr. Zhang's teeth, so you have to compensate him. Take him away." Guan Shun had a serious face and walked in front.
Although normal fights would not be taken to the police station, this time it was obviously different. The old man's teeth were knocked out, and it was the old man who reported the case, so he had to be given an explanation.
The three brothers argued again at the police station. First, they argued over their jobs. After being scolded by the police, they shirked their responsibilities and refused to compensate. Jiang Nan's sixth team was busy working on the case all afternoon. The field interrogation room was in chaos. By the time they finally finished, it was time to go home.
"Can we really leave?" It was only five o'clock. Although the team leader said they could leave an hour earlier, seeing that other teams were still busy, Jiang Nan didn't dare to be the first to leave.
Nonsense, according to Jiang Nan’s work experience in his previous life, the first rule to succeed in the workplace is not to be the first one to leave, but you can be the second one to leave, hehe.
Guan Shun smiled and said, "Of course I can. I'll give this material to Lan and then go back. Xiaonan, you can go first. You don't have to work overtime."
The second rule in the workplace is that if you want to be the first to leave, it is best to tell your boss.
Haha, if you are a conscientious foreign company with lots of money, then just ignore what she said.
Jiang Nan hummed happily, picked up her messenger bag, and said goodbye to everyone. She went to the locker room to change out of her police uniform, then quickly rushed to the carport, mounted her permanent large backpack, and rushed out of the police station compound in two whooshes.
[Host, this is not your way home, right? ]
"Hey, Xiaotong, you know the way now?" Jiang Nan teased, then replied, "Now that I'm a police officer, of course I have to buy some delicious food to celebrate. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative."
It was almost evening, so naturally, there weren't many good things left in the supply and marketing cooperative. Jiang Nan walked around and curled his lips in disappointment. It was called a supply and marketing cooperative, but in reality, it only had less than ten counters. It wasn't even as many shops selling things downstairs in the apartment building where Jiang Nan rented in his previous life, let alone the shopping malls of later generations.
She returned to the fruit and vegetable section where Cheng Meijuan was and asked again, unwillingly, "Are all the fruits gone?"
Cheng Meijuan burst out laughing. Her voice was bright and her eyes were a little more intimate. She said, "You're a police officer now, why are you still acting like a child?"
She looked around and saw that no one was around, so she took out a net bag of apples from behind the counter and handed it to him, saying, "Here, I know it's your first day at work today, so I saved some for you."
"Oh." Jiang Nan's eyes lit up. She took the net bag, her voice full of surprise. She said softly, "Sister Meijuan, how did you know it was my first day at work today?"
She naturally felt Cheng Meijuan's closeness and changed her address as well.
It is not wrong for people to consider each other's social status when making friends.
Before, when she didn't have a job, Cheng Meijuan would chat with her, but it was clearly for her own benefit. Now that she was a police officer, Cheng Meijuan's eyes had lost their former arrogance, and were now filled with a familiar warmth of equality. Jiang Nan accepted the job naturally.
Anyway, it seems that Cheng Meijuan has not done anything bad, so it is still possible to make friends with her.
Cheng Meijuan laughed: "Your story has spread all over our office, who doesn't know it? Besides, you came to the supply and marketing cooperative today, how could I not go and see you? So, being a police officer is not bad, right?"
"That's certainly not bad." Jiang Nan puffed out his chest, raised his head and chest, and happily took out the money and ticket and handed them over.
"Xiao Nan, right?" The older woman at the counter next to me came over and whispered familiarly, "Do you remember me? I saw you that night when you were picking up the watermelon, remember?"
"I remember that you wore a khaki floral top that day. It looked so nice on you." Jiang Nan complimented without thinking.
"Hey, I bought it at the city supply and marketing cooperative. If you like it, go early; they're still selling it." The yellow-skinned sister introduced it sincerely. She looked around, leaned over and whispered, "Xiao Nan, you were at the police station. Do you know what Nian Weiguo and that young widow did?"
"Ah, didn't everyone say that the young widow ran away with the money?" Jiang Nan looked surprised, and his expression was very natural, and it didn't look like he was acting at all.
Seeing that Jiang Nan, the police officer, didn't even know about this, Tu Huang immediately became interested. She slapped her thigh and said, "What? I saw it. She was taken away by the police! I got up to go to the bathroom that night and saw her tail. The next day, Nian Weiguo came back from the countryside and was also taken away. I don't know how everyone spread this rumor, but I saw it with all my heart, and it wasn't like that."
Jiang Nan thought to herself that nothing could be hidden from others. She pretended to be very interested and said, "I just arrived at the police station and haven't heard anything about them. I guess they are not here."
"That's never certain." Sister Tu Huang curled her lips, her eyes full of contempt. "Those two are not good people. It's better if they don't come back. You don't know, the Nian family has been in chaos these days. They have had several fights. They are all focused on work."
The yellow-haired elder sister went on and on, blasting the Nian family and the young widow to bits. If someone hadn't gone to buy something at the pastry counter where the elder sister was working, she wouldn't have wanted to leave. Judging by her attitude, she could have chatted for another two hours.
Cheng Meijuan heaved a long sigh of relief when she saw the man finally leave. She exchanged a glance with Jiang Nan, and they both burst out laughing.
Cheng Meijuan hesitated, her face slightly unnatural. She asked, "Xiao Nan, I want to ask you, is there a guy named Fang Nanshan upstairs?"
Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow, retracting her words about "Cheng Meijuan could get acquainted." She actually had a crush on Fang Nanshan. What kind of look was that? From what she knew, Cheng Meijuan's family was quite well-off, otherwise she wouldn't have come to work as a waitress at the supply and marketing cooperative. After all, she was a member of the "Eight Major Groups," with high status and a good income, which was quite enviable. It was said that her parents were also small-time leaders in the oil field. Could it be that...
"Xiao Tong, is Cheng Meijuan's father Fang Nanshan's leader?" Jiang Nan asked.
[Yes, host. On the day Fang Nanshan started working, Sun Qiaolian took Fang Nanshan to the Cheng family, and...] The system felt a little sorry for Cheng Meijuan. [Sun Qiaolian had had sex with Cheng Meijuan's father a few times.]
Jiang Nan cursed in his heart and looked at Cheng Meijuan with some pity.
The mother and son of the Fang family are really good at taking advantage of others.
She quickly adjusted her expression and replied naturally, "Yes, Fang Nanshan lives on the same floor as me. Why, Sister Meijuan, do you know him?"
Cheng Meijuan was still a young girl under twenty years old. Her face turned even redder when she heard the reply. She hummed softly and asked, "Is his family's life difficult? I rarely see Aunt Sun buying fruit."
"Ah, this." Jiang Nan was a bit hesitant. Should she extinguish the little flame of love in the girl? If she did, what if she thought too much and said something inexplicable? It would be embarrassing. If she didn't, she really didn't want Cheng Meijuan to jump into the fire pit.
Jiang Nan was a little hesitant and said carefully, "He has a grandmother and a mother, both of whom are widows. He also has a pair of twin brothers. His mother used to work and support the family alone. Fang Nanshan is the most favored at home and eats the best. Although we don't buy fruit often, we still eat meat frequently."
Jiang Nan looked at Cheng Meijuan deeply. This was all she could do to help.
If Cheng Meijuan were smart, she would have figured out that a widow had to support four people, still have enough food at home, and her eldest son was even in high school. It wasn't easy to imagine. It wasn't that every widow was bad, but Sun Qiaolian had a bad reputation in recent years. If Cheng Meijuan wasn't stupid, she could have figured it out by thinking about it and asking around a little.
If he still can't figure it out, then Jiang Nan can only say goodbye to his "love-brain".
This love-brain thing is really unbearable. A nice girl, who knows what kind of twisted thing she will become.
Jiang Nan kept his achievements and fame to himself, waved his hand, and said goodbye to Cheng Meijuan, who he didn't know whether she would be his friend or foe in the future.
Because he'd lost time at the supply and marketing cooperative, by the time Jiang Nan arrived at the family compound, most of the families in the tube-shaped building had already started cooking dinner, and the air was filled with the aroma of food. As usual, some elderly people with nothing to do were chatting under the sycamore trees downstairs. When they saw Jiang Nan return, they all greeted him warmly.
"Hey, Officer Xiaonan is back. Is it hard on your first day at work?"
"That's right, Officer Xiaonan, you have to patrol our compound more often in the future, so that thieves won't dare to come here."
"Auntie, I'm from the branch office, not the patrol team." Jiang Nan locked the car and patiently explained, "The patrol is the responsibility of the police station headquarters, which is not far from the office building. I have no control over that. I work at the branch office on Kantan Road."
"I see. I thought they were all police officers, but it turns out they're all different."
"The branch office. That branch office isn't very good, it's definitely not as powerful as the headquarters. If you ask me, girls are just no match. With all the achievements she's made, she's just a police officer in a branch office. If it were my Xiaoqiang, she would definitely be an official in the headquarters."
Some people envy others, and naturally others are jealous. So, the old lady from the Sui family started to rant and rave about how everyone has a high school graduate, and hers is a boy. No one else is working, so why is it that Jiang Nan is the only one who's become a police officer? Humph, she just can't accept it. And how dare you look down on her little girl, Xiao Qiang? Why is she so cocky all the time?
"Hey, put away that envious, jealous look on your face. Let alone Xiaonan, it makes me uncomfortable just looking at him." Old Lady Liu curled her lips and said sarcastically, "Give me back your Xiaoqiang, your Xiaoqiang is just a street urchin, what are you showing off for?"
"You! I'm talking to Xiaonan, what does it have to do with you, Liu Daya? Stop meddling in other people's business!" Old Mrs. Sui shouted angrily.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bother with you." Old Lady Liu snorted and waved happily at Jiang Nan, "Xiao Nan, come here, I want to ask you something."
Old Lady Liu had gotten something out of her trouble today, so she was in a good mood. She whispered, "I heard from the old ladies in Courtyard No. 4 that the three Qiu Xiangdong brothers all like men, and that Qiu Xiangdong went back to his hometown a few days ago to meet his old lover. Is that true?"
Jiang Nan's mouth twitched. This rumor was spreading like wildfire. She quickly waved her hands and said, "I was back home a few days ago and didn't hear anything about it. It's probably not true."
"Why not?" Old Lady Liu curled her lips and said unconvincedly, "You're just a little girl, who told you this? It's too normal for you not to hear. Let me tell you, my old sister's daughter-in-law's brother's wife, who works in the West River Bank Brigade, saw it all. I heard that three brothers were meeting their lover together, all naked, and everyone saw them. This kind of excitement, Xiaonan, you don't know it's too normal."
"That's right, it must be like this. How can you tell such a thing to a little girl?" The old lady of the Sui family put aside her past grudges and quickly agreed, busy asking for details.
Jiang Nan was speechless. This... they were just angry, and now they're reconciled? As expected, gossip heals everything.
However, she had good intentions to debunk the rumor, but why did it become more and more credible?
Just, outrageous.
She looked around and thought, thank goodness Old Lady Qiu wasn't around, otherwise there would have been a fight. But then again, didn't Old Lady Qiu feel ashamed that she hadn't been around all day?
Jiang Nan shook her head. It didn't matter. She had already debunked the rumor, but no one believed it. What could she do?
"That's impossible, right? Qiu Xiangdong is already married, how could he like a man? Liu Daya, where did you hear this? It sounds so unreliable."
"Why is it unreliable? Can't I like men after getting married? I tell you, I know someone like that..."
The old ladies were chatting happily, their laughter reaching the sky. Jiang Nan, a little girl, couldn't get a word in, so she simply got up and went home.
It was time to get off work, and Fang Nanshan, Cheng Dazhu, and other workers were returning one after another. Jiang Nan hummed a song, feeling incredibly good. It was his first day at work, so how could he not be happy? When he saw someone leaving work, he greeted them appropriately, not taking the opportunity to show off.
But she didn't expect that the old man and woman who were staring at her from behind would have a light in their eyes that could be compared to Detective Conan's when she greeted Fang Nanshan.
Oh my god, is Jiang Nan really interested in the eldest son of the Fang family? That's a hell of a place, why would she jump into it? They didn't believe Sun Qiaolian when she said that today. This is a complete slap in the face.
This girl looks smart, but how come she doesn't know anything? How can you choose a partner just based on appearance?
The old men and women watched and shook their heads, clicking their tongues. The inner drama was very rich. The person involved, Jiang Nan, had already returned home very quickly.
Not long after she returned home, Jiang Mancheng and his wife also returned from work. However, Chen Jinhua was worried, and it was obvious that she was still worried about her daughter.
Jiang Mancheng said nothing. He had already advised her last night. Jinhua was anxious and worried about her daughter, so he could only wait for her to figure it out. When the three of them sat down at the dinner table, Jiang Mancheng finally spoke, "I've been thinking about this all day. Actually, we can change our approach. If we don't focus on finding the murderer, but instead find a way to resolve the crisis ten years from now and prevent the explosion from happening again, wouldn't that also be considered completing the main mission?"
Seeing the mother and daughter looking at him with sparkling eyes, Jiang Mancheng raised the corner of his mouth and smiled triumphantly: "What do you think, I, Jiang Mancheng, am smart, right? Xiaonan, ask the system, is this possible? Isn't he a member of the Justice Alliance? Finding the murderer is to save people, and preventing the explosion is also to save people. No matter what the process is, the result is the same."
He held his head high and continued, "Besides, the system can only connect to one person at a time. If we keep focusing on finding the murderer, what if we lock on to the wrong target? Or should we start with the bombing itself, find the source of the explosives, prevent the good guys from turning bad, or make the bad guys get the punishment they deserve? Wouldn't the result be the same?"
Jiang Nan suddenly understood. Yes, the result was the same, but the approach was different. Instead of focusing on finding the murderer, it would be better to focus on the bombing itself. And preventing good people from turning bad and ensuring that bad people receive the punishment they deserved was the purpose of her career as a police officer.
[Host, this seems like it should work. Let me discuss this with the main system and see if we can develop a small program to monitor the probability of an explosion. As long as it drops to 0, the mission will be successful.]
Chen Jinhua was not the only one who was worried. Some people comforted her and she was smiling, but others could only sulk.
Look, over at Old Wu's house next door, Wu Dachui is so furious he wants to crack the old man's brains open to see what he's thinking. He went to the special fleet today and completed the handover paperwork with his son. He even treated some familiar colleagues to lunch to build connections for his son. While he might not be a bright thinker, he knows how to pave the way for his son.
But what about the old man? I don’t know why he was detained in the police station for two days. It was already embarrassing enough. Now he was just released, but he became ill after only one day and even didn’t let the little girl go.
Wu Dachui was so angry that he wanted to hit someone. Although he was also lustful, it was a consensual thing that cost some money. How could he be so tasteless?
He said angrily, "Behave yourself. If you keep acting like this, you can go back to your hometown. That's Jianguo's classmate. How could you do this? Do you have any sense of shame?"
Even though the old man hesitated and refused to tell the truth, the father and son were pulled aside by the Fang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for questioning as soon as they came back. How could you not guess why?
Wu Jianguo's face dropped. Ever since his parents divorced, he'd been constantly criticized. Now, finally, no one mentioned it anymore, and his grandfather was so unreliable. With a cold face, he responded to his father's words for the first time. He said, "Grandpa, I'm taking over now, and I have to think about getting married. If you keep acting like this, no one will marry into our family. If the Wu family dies out, you'll be the family's sinner."
Magic can only be defeated by another kind of magic. While Wu Jianguo's words sounded patriarchal, they had an immediate effect. Old Wu muttered, wanting to say he was the elder, but when he saw the resentful looks from his son and grandson, he nodded.
He still relies on his sons and grandchildren to support him in his old age.
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